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Pronunciation / Transliteration: documentário
"Este documentário é muito educativo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A film or television or radio program that provides a factual report on a particular subject.
"We watched a fascinating documentary about deep-sea marine life."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'documentary' originates from the Latin word 'documentum', meaning 'lesson' or 'evidence', which evolved through the French 'documentaire' in the early 20th century, reflecting a shift towards visual storytelling in film and media.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Documentary" is said worldwide
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documentaire
Transliteration: documentaire
"Il regarde un documentaire sur la nature."
Dokumentation
Transliteration: Dokumentation
"Wir haben gestern eine interessante Dokumentation gesehen."
documentario
Transliteration: documentario
"Ho visto un bel documentario sulla storia antica."
documental
Transliteration: documental
"El documental trata sobre el cambio climático."
documentário
Transliteration: documentário
"Este documentário é muito educativo."
वृत्तचित्र
Transliteration: vrittachitra
"मैंने वन्यजीवों पर एक वृत्तचित्र देखा।"
纪录片
Transliteration: jìlùpiàn
"这部纪录片非常感人。"
다큐멘터리
Transliteration: dakyumenteori
"그는 역사 다큐멘터리를 시청했다."
ドキュメンタリー
Transliteration: dokyumentarii
"私は宇宙に関するドキュメンタリーが好きです。"
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